The Phoenix
Genre: Adventure | Animation | ActionRuntime: 2h 17mRelease: 12th August, 1978
Directors: Kon IchikawaLanguages: JapaneseCountry: JapanPlot: This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the phoenix so that Queen Himiko, sister of Susano-O can have eteranal life.
Company: TOHO, Hi no Tori Productions, Tezuka Productions
